Clothes-horse



F. FOLMAR.

CLOTHES HORSE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14. 1919.

'1 ,360,9 1 2, X Patented Nov 30, 1920.

PATENT OFFICE.

FELIX FOLMAR, OF OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA.

CLOTHES-HORSE.

Application filed November 14, 1919.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, FELIX FOLMAR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oklahoma City, in the county of Oklahoma and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes- Horses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention provides a device designed chiefly for receiving the clothing when disrobing at night preliminary to retiring.

One of the objects of the invention is the provision of an article which is light, cheap adapted to be easily manipulated and 0a pable of being readily folded into compact form so as not to occupy any appreciable space and which when set. up for use is adapted to support the outer garments such as a coat and trousers in a manner to prevent their wrinkling.

The drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention. However, it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the improved clothes horse and on reference thereto 1 Figure 1 is a side view of the device.

Fig. 2 is a front View, the dotted lines illustrating a coat supported on the coat tree,

Fig. 8 is a sectional detail on the line 8--3 of Fig. 1 looking to the right as designated by the arrow.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The device comprises twosimilar members 1 and 2 which are pivotally connected intermediate their ends to admit of the members folding into the same plane so as to occupy a .minimum amount of space. Each of the members comprises side bars which are properly spaced and connected so as to maintain the spaced relation. A rod 3 pivotally connects the members 1 and 2 and also serves to fix the relative position of the bars thereof.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

Serial No. 337,932.

Shelves 4 and 5 are connected to the bars of the respective members 1 and 2. These shelves are flexible and consist preferably of textile material so as to fold readily with the members. It is to be understood that the ele ments at and 5 are connected to the bars of the respective members in such manner as to limit the unfolding of the members and to fold therewith when the device is reduced to a compact form. WVhen the device is set up for use, the parts 4 and 5 constitute shelves to receive sundry articles of clothing such as the collar, necktie, socks, and the like. The ends of the parts 4 and 5 may be reinforced by rods and such rods may serve to connect the parts to the side bars of the members thereby bracing the side bars and holding them spaced apart the required distance.

The side bars comprising the member 1 are connected at their upper ends by means of a cross piece 6. A catch 7 is provided at one end of the cross piece 6 and a rod 8 is pivotally connected to the opposite end of said cross piece and its free end is adapted to be engaged by the catch 7, as shown most clearly in Fig. 3. The cross piece 6 and rod 8 constitute parts of a clamp for engaging and retaining a pair of trousers in position as indicated most clearly by the dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 3.

The side bars comprisingthe member 2 are connected at their upper ends by means of a tree 9 which consists of a bar upwardly curved between its ends and having pivotal connection at its ends to the respective side bars comprising the member 2. The ends of the coat tree 9 project beyond the side bars of the member 2 and curve downwardly and receive pivot fastenings 10 by means of which the coat tree is pivotally connected to the bars of the member 2. By having the coat tree pivotally connected to the-member 2 it be adjusted so as to properly sup- 'port the coat or other garment to be sustained thereby.

It is to be understood that the pivot fastenings 10 are of such a nature as to maintain a frictional engagement between the coat tree and the supporting bars to hold the coat tree in the adjusted position.

The preferable form of fastenings 10 consists of screws or bolts which may be adjusted to secure the proper frictional engagement between the coat tree and support- 7 ing bars.

When the device is not required for use it is folded so that the members occupy practically the same plane. \When the device is set up for use, the members are spread substantially as indicated in Fig. 1 and are maintained in the spread position by means of ,the'shelves 4; and 5 which also act as braces. The coat or other garment is placed upon the tree 9. The trousers are held between the elements 6 and 8 of the trousers clamp. The collar, necktie, socks and the like may be placed'upon the shelves 6L and veniently handled and doesnot entailany very great amount of expense in its manu- V facture.

Having thus fully described my invention '25 what I claim as'new and desire to'secure by Letters: Patent, is

1. A clothes horse or the character specified comprisin two members pivotally'connectedintermediateof their ends, upper and lower shelves of flexible material con necting corresponding ends of the members and'serving as braces to limit their opening movement, a coat tree at the upperpend of one of the members and a trousers clamp at the upper end ofthe other member.

2. In a clothes horse of the character specified, spaced side bars, a coat tree curving throughout its length and having its end portions projecting 7 beyond said side bars and fastenings pivotally connecting the ends of the coat tree to the respective side bars.

In testimony whereofl-afiix mysignature in presence of two Witnesses.

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Vitnesses a JAKE G. HUGHES, V 'JAS. T. Locems. o 

